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Highly recommend using care.com and the local nextdoor for that area.  Esp paying $18-20, you will find some amazing people on care.com. 

Paris, there is no Montessori licensing requirements.  Schools can opt to be certified through American Montessori Society but outside of that, any one can use the montessori name.  For example, IIRC Great Foundations Montessori isn't certified by AMS.  It is still a good school and many of our...

Error in my math.  Good catch.  I am getting ~$1600 and using 4.5% loan rate and 1.25% property tax.  I don't know that market but believe it is a variable tax rates that changes every year.  As such, it seemed easier to round up the property tax.  Also, went high on home insurance with $100 a...

I never said Santa Ana.  I have a condo in Foothill Ranch that I purchased for $375K a few years ago that gets $2600 a month.  Very nice community and great tenants.  Today, that condo is worth $475K.  With 25% down, your all in costs are $2500 a month.  Your return on the 5b is slightly better...

Panda, a quick search shows that a 5 bedroom can be had for $315K.  With 25% down, PITI looks to be $1700-1800.  $1995 rent while positive cash flow doesn't look that great.  I can get similar numbers in OC.  What am I missing?

Easy google search: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montessori_education#Use_of_terminology "In 1967, the US Patent Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled that "the term 'Montessori' has a generic and/or descriptive significance." Therefore, in the United States and most other countries, the term...

First, not correct.  Lennar lists nextgen homes in many areas:https://www.lennar.com/nextgen Second, even if you were right, OP indicated that its like a nextgen house and never said it was a nextgen house.

"accumulated sufficient wealth to last our lifetime" Do most people know what that number is for them?  Understanding this number has been eye opening for us. 

What did the new neighbors say when you asked them to not smoke indoors?  What did your landlord say when you explained the situation?  Many cities allow renting out the mother in law or secondary unit if the owner lives in the main unit.  However they dont let both units get rented out as...

Sure, loan value can exceed property value and I can be underwater.  Not sure Irvine is immune if the entire market drops that significantly again.  There were plenty of foreclosures in Irvine during the last downturn. 

I would take this a step further.  Its about how much you spend and how much you make.  If you made $20K per month and spend $5K, you are doing really well.  How much you have in the bank will really be a function of age and investments.  Net worth is important to know for an individual but...

The title of the thread said savings but the poll says net worth.  Net worth implies all your assets including retirement minus all your debts.  I imagine most people were looking at all their assets including real estate investments. For our real estate investments, we are conservative in our...

100% agree.  We use Personal Capital to track our net worth and there are many products out there.  It took a few weeks to track down every account and login but its well worth the effort.  I would add that net worth is just half the equation.  You have to understand your monthly spend and...

Have the same goals.  Unfortunately, most people don't know where to start outside of the basics like dividend stocks to make additional income.  Even something simple like RE isn't that easy, especially if you want to do it properly with LLCs and other liability limiters.  Going back to...

Its less about income and more about savings.  There are high income earners that spend every dollar they make and there are low to mid income earners that focus solely on saving.  My gut says the vast majority of Irvine buyers are savers and not spenders.  In our early 20s, with combined...

With Woodbury, TIC had no walls separating the sub neighborhoods and tracts.  I believe Stonegate is where they really changed that format and now is prevalent in every one of their projects.  I never understood that is Woodbury won them so many awards for master planning.  Any idea why TIC made...

SGIP, are you thinking about the facade or the lot size in Irvine?  If facade, houses like the one you noted look great because they look unique and fit well in their street.  That doesn't happen on any tract build and usually happens organically over time.  Otherwise it ends up looking...

IndieDev...that brings back memories. 

It really depends on how many hours and your relationship.  Quick search on angie's list shows offers for $59 an hour:https://member.angieslist.com/member/offers/580138 The licensed subcontractors who don't advertise work for less than $50 an hour. I did get a permit but we also added a...

How far is your garage from the panel?  Ours was a good 50 feet from the panel and material + permits together were over $150.  If the panel is nearby, a handyman can cut the drywall and have everything prepped so an electrician can connect up everything.  Estimate the number of hours involved...